密教
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 密 | 教 |
| みつ > みっ Grade: 6 | きょう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
密 (mitsu, “secret”) + 教 (kyō, “religion”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) みっきょー [míꜜkkyòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) みっきょー [mìkkyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [mʲik̚ʲkʲo̞ː]
Noun
密教 (hiragana みっきょう, rōmaji mikkyō, historical hiragana みっけう)
- esoteric Buddhism
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN